Snow

The skirt, the snow, and the spirit: Sheina Vaspi’s uphill race to Paralympics

As she navigates the Italian Alps, Sheina is carrying more than just her equipment: She is carrying a nation in the throes of a historic conflict.

SHEINA VASPI is Israel’s first athlete to compete in the Winter Paralympic Games, she will be skiing – on one leg – down the slopes of Cortina, Italy over the next few days.
AN EL AL flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 14, 2025.

El Al flight to Newark returns to Israel mid-flight due to extreme snowstorm in US

Six skiers were rescued, eight lost their lives, and one is missing after an avalance in the Castle Peak area of Truckee, California, February 17, 2026.

Eight backcountry skiers perish in California avalanche, ninth presumed dead

Six skiers were rescued, eight lost their lives, and one is missing after an avalance in the Castle Peak area of Truckee, California, February 17, 2026.

Six skiers stranded, nine others missing after avalanche in California's Castle Peak


Melting snows reveal pre-dinosaur ecosystem in Italian Alps

A hiker noticed unusual patterns on a gray stone that resembled footprints.

 Seceda in autumn in South Tyrol.

Researchers find strong evidence for “Snowball Earth” theory

Study “presents the first physical evidence that Snowball Earth reached the heart of continents at the equator” says lead author Liam Courtney-Davies.

 Snow in northeastern United States.

Self-heating concrete will make snow shovels obsolete

The self-heating concrete is the latest in an ongoing effort to create more environmentally responsive and resilient infrastructure, particularly in the northern regions of the US.

 Researchers tested concrete slabs containing phase-change material that can warm themselves up when temperatures fall in order to melt off snow and ice.

Upcoming extreme weather poses danger to Israelis

An early warning has been issued for flooding in the northern coastal plain and the central and southern coastal plains. 

 Snow falls in Majdal Shams, in the Golan Heights, Northern Israel on January 30, 2024

Luxury fragrance brand Jo Malone London launches a holiday edition

Luxury fragrance and lifestyle brand Jo Malone London launches a Christmas collection with a limited edition of enchanting scents and magical products, like Christmas lights.


Pain-based weather forecasts could influence actions, study shows

US study shows patients’ potentially altered behavior when it gets wet, cold or windy outdoors

 WINTER’S NIGHT: Snow covered streets of Jerusalem, 2021.

New research uncovers secrets of snowflakes movement - study

A University of Utah professor has researched how snowflakes can be surprisingly predictable.

 Snowflakes collect on a car window during a winter nor'easter snow storm in Waltham, Massachusetts January 2, 2014

Everest losing snow, turning 'dry and rocky,' UK record climber says

Climate scientists say the earth’s temperature has increased by an average of 0.74 degrees Celsius over the past 100 years, but warming across the Himalayas has been greater than the global averages.

Mount Everest, the world highest peak, and other peaks of the Himalayan range are seen through an aircraft window during a mountain flight from Kathmandu, Nepal January 15, 2020.

Will Israel's April showers really bring May flowers?

Saturday night saw Mount Hermon covered with several centimeters of snow with the temperature dropping below zero celcius.

 View of the snow in Mount Hermon, in northern Israel, on March 29, 2022.

US could be significantly wetter by century’s end, new data suggests

New climate data predicts increase in highly intense days of rain, snow with up to 30% more moisture on those days

A woman walks in a flooded street during heavy rain in downtown Jerusalem, on March 14, 2023.